Tomato variety CHD 14-2080

ABSTRACT

The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated EX01419137. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety EX01419137 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety CHI 14-2079. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety CHD 14-2080.

This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/263,894filed Nov. 3, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,829,768, which applicationclaims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/984,659filed Nov. 1, 2007, the entire disclosures of which are incorporatedherein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and, morespecifically, to the development of tomato varieties EX01419137, CHI14-2079 and CHD 14-2080.

2. Background of the Invention

The goal of vegetable breeding is to combine various desirable traits ina single variety/hybrid. Such desirable traits may include greateryield, resistance to diseases, insects or other pests, tolerance to heatand drought, better agronomic quality, higher nutritional value,enhanced growth rate and improved fruit properties.

Breeding techniques take advantage of a plant's method of pollination.There are two general methods of pollination: a plant self-pollinates ifpollen from one flower is transferred to the same or another flower ofthe same genotype. A plant cross-pollinates if pollen comes to it from aflower of a different genotype.

Plants that have been self-pollinated and selected for a uniform typeover many generations become homozygous at almost all gene loci andproduce a uniform population of true breeding progeny of homozygousplants. A cross between two such homozygous plants of differentvarieties produces a uniform population of hybrid plants that areheterozygous for many gene loci. The extent of heterozygosity in thehybrid is a function of the genetic distance between the parents.Conversely, a cross of two plants each heterozygous at a number of lociproduces a segregating population of hybrid plants that differgenetically and are not uniform. The resulting non-uniformity makesperformance unpredictable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention provides a tomato plant of thevariety designated EX01419137, or of tomato variety CHI 14-2079 or CHD14-2080. Also provided are tomato plants having all the physiologicaland morphological characteristics of such plants. Parts of the tomatoplant of the present invention are also provided, for example, includingpollen, an ovule, a fruit, a scion, a rootstock and a cell of the plant.

The invention also concerns seed of tomato variety EX01419137, tomatovariety CHI 14-2079 and tomato variety CHD 14-2080. The tomato seed ofthe invention may be provided as an essentially homogeneous populationof tomato seed. Therefore, seed of the invention may be defined asforming at least about 97% of the total seed, including at least about98%, 99% or more of the seed. The population of tomato seed may beparticularly defined as being essentially free from hybrid seed. Theseed population may be separately grown to provide an essentiallyhomogeneous population of tomato plants according to the invention.

In another aspect of the invention, a tissue culture of regenerablecells of a plant of variety EX01419137 or tomato variety CHI 14-2079 orCHD 14-2080 is provided. The tissue culture will preferably be capableof regenerating plants capable of expressing all of the physiologicaland morphological characteristics of a plant of the invention, and ofregenerating plants having substantially the same genotype as other suchplants. Examples of some such physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics include those traits set forth in the tables herein. Theregenerable cells in such tissue cultures may be derived, for example,from embryos, meristems, cotyledons, pollen, leaves, anthers, roots,root tips, pistil, flower, seed and stalks. Still further, the presentinvention provides tomato plants regenerated from a tissue culture ofthe invention, the plants having all the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of a plant of the invention.

In yet another aspect of the invention, processes are provided forproducing tomato seeds, plants and fruit, which processes generallycomprise crossing a first parent tomato plant with a second parenttomato plant, wherein at least one of the first or second parent tomatoplants is a plant of the of the variety designated EX01419137, or oftomato variety CHI 14-2079 or CHD 14-2080. These processes may befurther exemplified as processes for preparing hybrid tomato seed orplants, wherein a first tomato plant is crossed with a second tomatoplant of a different, distinct variety to provide a hybrid that has, asone of its parents, the tomato plant variety CHI 14-2079 or CHD 14-2080.In one embodiment of the invention, tomato varieties CHI 14-2079 and CHD14-2080 are crossed to produce hybrid seed of the variety designatedEX01419137. In any cross herein, either parent may be the male or femaleparent. In these processes, crossing will result in the production ofseed. The seed production occurs regardless of whether the seed iscollected or not.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first step in “crossing”comprises planting seeds of a first and a second parent tomato plant,often in proximity so that pollination will occur for example, mediatedby insect vectors. Alternatively, pollen can be transferred manually.Where the plant is self-pollinated, pollination may occur without theneed for direct human intervention other than plant cultivation.

A second step may comprise cultivating or growing the seeds of the firstand the second parent tomato plants into plants that bear flowers. Athird step may comprise preventing self-pollination of the plants, suchas by emasculating the male portions of flowers, (e.g., treating ormanipulating the flowers to produce an emasculated parent tomato plant).Self-incompatibility systems may also be used in some hybrid crops forthe same purpose. Self-incompatible plants still shed viable pollen andcan pollinate plants of other varieties but are incapable of pollinatingthemselves or other plants of the same variety.

A fourth step for a hybrid cross may comprise cross-pollination betweenthe first and second parent tomato plants. In certain embodiments,pollen may be transferred manually or by the use of insect vectors. Yetanother step comprises harvesting the seeds from at least one of theparent tomato plants. The harvested seed can be grown to produce atomato plant or hybrid tomato plant.

The present invention also provides the tomato seeds and plants producedby a process that comprises crossing a first parent tomato plant with asecond parent tomato plant, wherein at least one of the first or secondparent tomato plants is a plant provided herein, such as from varietyEX01419137, tomato variety CHI 14-2079 and tomato variety CHD 14-2080.In another embodiment of the invention, tomato seed and plants producedby the process are first filial generation (F₁) hybrid tomato seed andplants produced by crossing a plant in accordance with the inventionwith another, distinct plant. The present invention further contemplatesplant parts of such an F₁ hybrid tomato plant, and methods of usethereof. Therefore, certain exemplary embodiments of the inventionprovide an F₁ hybrid tomato plant and seed thereof.

In still yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method ofproducing a plant or a seed derived from one or more of varietyEX01419137, tomato variety CHI 14-2079 and tomato variety CHD 14-2080,the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a progeny plantderived from said variety by crossing a plant of variety EX01419137,tomato variety CHI 14-2079 or tomato variety CHD 14-2080, with a secondplant; and (b) selfing the progeny plant or crossing it to the secondplant or to a third plant to produce a seed of a progeny plant of asubsequent generation.

The method may additionally comprise: (c) growing a progeny plant of afurther subsequent generation from said seed of a progeny plant of asubsequent generation and selfing the progeny plant of a subsequentgeneration or crossing it to the second, the third, or a further plant;and repeating the steps for an additional 3-10 generations to produce afurther plant derived from the aforementioned starting variety. Thefurther plant derived from variety EX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 orvariety CHD 14-2080 may be an inbred variety, and the aforementionedrepeated crossing steps may be defined as comprising sufficientinbreeding to produce the inbred variety. In the method, it may bedesirable to select particular plants resulting from step (c) forcontinued crossing according to steps (b) and (c). By selecting plantshaving one or more desirable traits, a plant is obtained which possessessome of the desirable traits of the starting plant as well aspotentially other selected traits.

The invention also concerns methods of vegetatively propagating a plantof the invention. In certain embodiments, the method comprises the stepsof: (a) collecting tissue capable of being propagated from a plant ofthe invention; (b) cultivating said tissue to obtain proliferatedshoots; and (c) rooting said proliferated shoots to obtain rootedplantlets. In some of these embodiments, the method further comprisesgrowing plants from said rooted plantlets.

In another aspect of the invention, a plant of variety EX01419137,variety CHI 14-2079 or variety CHD 14-2080 comprising an added heritabletrait is provided. The heritable trait may comprise a genetic locus thatis, for example, a dominant or recessive allele. In one embodiment ofthe invention, a plant of the invention is defined as comprising asingle locus conversion. For example, one or more heritable traits maybe introgressed at any particular locus using a different allele thatconfers the new trait or traits of interest. In specific embodiments ofthe invention, the single locus conversion confers one or more traitssuch as, for example, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, diseaseresistance and modulation of plant metabolism and metabolite profiles.In further embodiments, the trait may be conferred by a naturallyoccurring gene introduced into the genome of the variety bybackcrossing, a natural or induced mutation, or a transgene introducedthrough genetic transformation techniques into the plant or a progenitorof any previous generation thereof. When introduced throughtransformation, a genetic locus may comprise one or more genesintegrated at a single chromosomal location.

For example, in certain embodiments, the invention provides methods ofintroducing a desired trait into a plant of the invention comprising:(a) crossing a plant of variety EX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 orvariety CHD 14-2080 with a second tomato plant that comprises a desiredtrait to produce F1 progeny, (b) selecting an F1 progeny that comprisesthe desired trait, (c) crossing the selected F1 progeny with a plant ofvariety EX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 or variety CHD 14-2080 toproduce backcross progeny, and (d) selecting backcross progenycomprising the desired trait and the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristic of variety EX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 or variety CHD14-2080. The invention also provides tomato plants produced by thesemethods.

In still yet another aspect of the invention, the genetic complement ofa tomato plant variety of the invention. The phrase “genetic complement”is used to refer to the aggregate of nucleotide sequences, theexpression of which defines the phenotype of, in the present case, atomato plant of, or a cell or tissue of that plant. A genetic complementthus represents the genetic makeup of a cell, tissue or plant, and ahybrid genetic complement represents the genetic make up of a hybridcell, tissue or plant. The invention thus provides tomato plant cellsthat have a genetic complement in accordance with the tomato plant cellsdisclosed herein, and plants, seeds and plants containing such cells.

Plant genetic complements may be assessed by genetic marker profiles,and by the expression of phenotypic traits that are characteristic ofthe expression of the genetic complement, e.g., gene expressionprofiles, gene product expression profiles and isozyme typing profiles.It is understood that a plant of the invention or a first generationprogeny thereof could be identified by any of the many well knowntechniques such as, for example, Simple Sequence Length Polymorphisms(SSLPs) (Williams et al., 1990), Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNAs(RAPDs), DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF), Sequence CharacterizedAmplified Regions (SCARs), Arbitrary Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction(AP-PCR), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) (EP 534 858,specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety), andSingle Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) (Wang et al., 1998).

In still yet another aspect, the present invention provides hybridgenetic complements, as represented by tomato plant cells, tissues,plants, and seeds, formed by the combination of a haploid geneticcomplement of a tomato plant of the invention with a haploid geneticcomplement of a second tomato plant, preferably, another, distincttomato plant. In another aspect, the present invention provides a tomatoplant regenerated from a tissue culture that comprises a hybrid geneticcomplement of this invention.

In still yet another aspect, the invention provides a plant of an inbredtomato variety that exhibits a combination of traits comprising a broadadaptability in humid climates, grape shaped fruit with excellentflavor, quality and brix, and resistance to Alternaria alternata f. sp.lycopersici, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1, andStemphylium solani. In certain embodiments, the combination of traitsmay be defined as controlled by genetic means for the expression of thecombination of traits found in tomato variety EX01419137.

In still yet another aspect, the invention provides a method ofdetermining the genotype of a plant of the invention comprisingdetecting in the genome of the plant at least a first polymorphism. Themethod may, in certain embodiments, comprise detecting a plurality ofpolymorphisms in the genome of the plant. The method may furthercomprise storing the results of the step of detecting the plurality ofpolymorphisms on a computer readable medium. The invention furtherprovides a computer readable medium produced by such a method.

In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a method ofproducing tomatoes comprising: (a) obtaining a plant of the invention,wherein the plant has been cultivated to maturity, and (b) collectingtomatoes from the plant.

Any embodiment discussed herein with respect to one aspect of theinvention applies to other aspects of the invention as well, unlessspecifically noted.

The term “about” is used to indicate that a value includes the standarddeviation of error for the device or method being employed to determinethe value. The use of the term “or” in the claims is used to mean“and/or” unless explicitly indicated to refer to alternatives only orthe alternatives are mutually exclusive, although the disclosuresupports a definition that refers to only alternatives and to “and/or.”When used in conjunction with the word “comprising” or other openlanguage in the claims, the words “a” and “an” denote “one or more,”unless specifically noted. The terms “comprise,” “have” and “include”are open-ended linking verbs. Any forms or tenses of one or more ofthese verbs, such as “comprises,” “comprising,” “has,” “having,”“includes” and “including,” are also open-ended. For example, any methodthat “comprises,” “has” or “includes” one or more steps is not limitedto possessing only those one or more steps and also covers otherunlisted steps. Similarly, any plant that “comprises,” “has” or“includes” one or more traits is not limited to possessing only thoseone or more traits and covers other unlisted traits.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description. It should beunderstood, however, that the detailed description and any specificexamples provided, while indicating specific embodiments of theinvention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changesand modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from this detaileddescription.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides methods and compositions relating to plants,plant parts, seeds and derivatives of tomato variety EX01419137 variety,as well as parents plants capable of being crossed to produce thisvariety, designated variety CHI 14-2079 and variety CHD 14-2080. Theseplants show genetic uniformity and stability and horticulturaluniformity and stability within the limits of environmental influencefor the traits described hereinafter. The plants provide sufficient seedyield. By crossing with a distinct second plant, uniform F1 hybridprogeny can be obtained.

Variety EX01419137 exhibits a number of improved traits including itsbroad adaptability in humid climates from Florida to Wisconsin,production of a good set of grape shaped fruit with excellent flavor,quality and brix. In addition, the fruit size uniformity in the plantand flavor are improvements compared to the leading grape tomatovariety, “Santa”. In addition, the EX01419137 variety is resistant toAlternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici race 1, and Stemphylium solani. The development of thevariety can be summarized as follows. The parents of EX01419137 areparticularly useful for the production of hybrid varieties based on thebeneficial traits conferred in hybrid combination.

A. Origin and Breeding History of Tomato Variety EX01419137

The tomato inbred variety CHI 14-2079 was developed by pedigreeselection from ‘Santa’ a hybrid cultivar. The breeding objective was todevelop an indeterminate elongated cherry tomato inbred variety withgood taste, uniform size and good combining ability to be used in thedevelopment of hybrid cultivars for the grape tomato category. Thevariety was deemed stable and uniform after 7 generations of selfing andselection.

The tomato inbred variety CHD 14-2080 was also by pedigree selectionfrom ‘Santa’ a hybrid cultivar. The breeding objective was to develop adeterminate elongated cherry tomato inbred variety with good taste,uniform size and good combining ability to be used in the development ofhybrid cultivars for the grape tomato category. This variety was alsodeemed stable and uniform after 7 generations of selfing and selection.The hybrid EX01419137 was developed as a cross of CHI 14-2079 and CHD14-2080, frequently with CHI 14-2079 used as the female.

The variety is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits.As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variantscan occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost anycharacteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However novariants were observed during the two years in which the variety wasobserved to be uniform and stable.

B. Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of Tomato VarietyEX01419137

Tomato cultivars may be grouped by maturity, i.e. the time required fromplanting the seed to the stage where fruit harvest can occur. Standardmaturity classifications include ‘early’, ‘midseason’ or‘late-maturing’. Another classification for tomatoes is thedevelopmental timing of fruit set. ‘Determinant’ plants grow foliage,then transition into a reproductive phase of flower setting, pollinationand fruit development. Consequently, determinant cultivars have a largeproportion of the fruit ripen within a short time frame. Growers thatharvest only once in a season favor determinant type cultivars. Incontrast, ‘indeterminate’ types grow foliage, then enter a long phasewhere flower and fruit development proceed along with new foliar growth.Growers that harvest the same plants multiple times favor indeterminatetype cultivars. In response to more recent consumer demands for dietarydiversity, tomato breeders have developed a wider range of colors. Inaddition to expanding the range of red colored fruits, there arecultivars that produce fruits that are creamy white, lime green, yellow,green, golden, orange and purple. Additionally, there are multi-coloredvarieties exemplified by mainly red fruited varieties with greenshoulders, and both striped- and variegated-colored fruit. Standardmethods for determining tomato fruit color are described, for instance,in Gull et al. (1989) and Kader et al. (1978), both of which areincorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a plant having the physiological and morphologicalcharacteristics of tomato variety EX01419137. A description of thephysiological and morphological characteristics of tomato varietyEX01419137 is presented in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of TomatoVariety EX01419137 Observation trial planted in: Field Observation trialplanting type: Transplant Dates of seeding/transplanting; Aug. 14, 2007Observation trial planting type: Staked Seedling: anthocyanin inhypocotyl of 2-15 cm absent seedling Seedling: habit of 3-4 week oldseedling normal Mature plant: height 160 cm Mature plant: growth typeindeterminate Mature plant: form normal Mature plant: size of canopy(compared to others of medium similar type) Mature plant: habitSemi-erect Stem: anthocyanin coloration of upper third Absent or veryweak Only indeterminate growth type varieties: Stem: length medium ofinternode (between 1st and 4th inflorescence) Stem: branchingIntermediate (Westover) Stem: branching at cotyledon or first leafy nodeabsent Stem: number of nodes between first inflorescence 1 to 4 Stem:number of nodes between early (1st to 2nd, 2nd to 1 to 4 3rd)inflorescences Stem: number of nodes between later developing 1 to 4inflorescences Stem: pubescence on younger stems Sparsely hairy(scattered long hairs) Leaf: type (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) Potato (Trip-L-Crop) Leaf: morphology (mature leafbeneath the 3rd 5 inflorescence) Leaf: margins of major leaflets (matureleaf beneath the Nearly entire 3rd inflorescence) Leaf: marginal rollingor wiltiness (mature leaf beneath slight the 3rd inflorescence) Leaf:onset of leaflet rolling (mature leaf beneath the 3rd Late seasoninflorescence) Leaf: surface of major leaflets (mature leaf beneath thesmooth 3rd inflorescence) Leaf: pubescence (mature leaf beneath the 3rdSmooth (no long hairs) inflorescence) Leaf: attitude (in middle third ofplant) Horizontal (Aromata, Triton) Leaf: length Medium (Lorena) Leaf:width medium Leaf: division of blade pinnate (Mikado, Pilot, Red Jacket)Leaf: size of leaflets (in middle of leaf) Small (Tiny Tim) Leaf:intensity of green color Medium (Lucy) Leaf: glossiness (as for 6) Weak(Daniela) Leaf: blistering (as for 6) Weak (Daniela) Leaf: size ofblisters (as for 6) Small (Husky Cherrie Red) Leaf: attitude of petioleof leaflet in relation to main axis Horizontal (Sonatine) (as for 6)Inflorescence: type (2nd and 3rd truss) Mainly miltiparous (Marmande VR)Inflorescence: type (observations made on the 3rd Compound (muchbranched) inflorescence) Inflorescence: average number of flowers in 36inflorescence (observations made on the 3rd inflorescence)Inflorescence: leafy or “running” inflorescence absent (makeobservations on the 3rd inflorescence) Flower: calyx Normal (lobes awlshaped) Flower: calyx-lobes Shorter than corolla Flower: corolla coloryellow Flower: style pubescence Absent or very scarce (Campbell 1327)Flower: anthers All fused into tube Flower: fasciation (1st flower of2nd or 3rd Absent (Monalbo, Moneymaker) inflorescence) Flower: colorYellow (Marmande VR) Fruit: typical shape in longitudinal sectionHeart-shaped (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape oftransverse/cross section Round (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit:shape of stem end (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) flat Fruit: shape ofblossom end (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd Pointed/tapered cluster) Fruit:size of blossom scar Very small Fruit: shape of pistil scar (3rd fruitof 2nd or 3rd cluster) dot Fruit: peduncle: abscission layer (3rd fruitof 2nd or 3rd Present (pedicellate) cluster) Only for varieties withabscission layers: Peduncle: medium length (from abscission layer tocalyx) Fruit: ribbing at peduncle end Absent or very weak Fruit:depression at peduncle end Absent or very weak Fruit: size ofstem/peduncle scar Very small Fruit: point of detachment of fruit atharvest At calyx attachment (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit:length of pedicel (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 10 mm Fruit: lengthof mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd 30 mm cluster) Fruit: diameterof fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 18 mm Fruit: weight of maturefruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd 7 grams cluster) Fruit: size Very smallFruit: ratio length/diameter large Fruit: core coreless Fruit: size ofcore in cross section (in relation to total Very small diameter) Fruit:number of locules Only 2 Fruit: surface smooth Fruit: base color(mature-green stage) Light-green Fruit: pattern (mature-green stage)Green-shouldered Fruit: green shoulder (before maturity) present Fruit:shoulder color if different from base Dark green Fruit: extent of greenshoulder (as for 34) medium Fruit: intensity of green color of shoulder(as for 34) medium Fruit: intensity of green color of fruit (as for 34)light Fruit: color at maturity (full-ripe) red Fruit: color of flesh atmaturity (full-ripe) Red/crimson Fruit: flesh color uniform Fruit:locular gel color of table-ripe fruit red Fruit: firmness firm Fruit:shelf life medium Time of flowering medium Time of maturity mediumFruit: ripening uniform Fruit: ripening uniformity Fruit: epidermiscolor yellow Fruit: epidermis normal Fruit: epidermis texture tenderFruit: thickness of pericarp thin Fruit: dry matter content (atmaturity) low Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus absent Tomato mosaic virus -Strain 0 absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 1 absent Tomato mosaicvirus - Strain 2 absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 1-2 absentRalstonia solanacearum - Race 1 absent Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici - Race 0 absent Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicislycopersici absent Gray leaf spot (Stemphylium spp.) Highlyresistant/present Cladosporium fulvum - Race 0 absent Cladosporiumfulvum - Group A absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group B absentCladosporium fulvum - Group C absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group Dabsent Cladosporium fulvum - Group E absent Leveillula taurica absentOidium lycopersicum absent Verticillium dahliae - Race 0 absent FruitingSeason long Relative maturity in areas tested medium Adaptation: cultureField Adaptation: principle use Fresh Market Adaptation: machine harvestNot adapted Adaptation: regions to which adaptation has been Florida,Southeast, Mid Atlantic, demonstrated (if more than one categoryapplies, list all Northeast in rank order) *These are typical values.Values may vary due to environment. Other values that are substantiallyequivalent are also within the scope of the invention.

Variety EX01419137 has been self-pollinated and planted for a number ofgenerations to produce the homozygosity and phenotypic stability to makethis variety useful in commercial seed production. No variant traitshave been observed or are expected for this variety.

Tomato variety EX01419137, being substantially homozygous, can bereproduced by planting seeds of the variety, growing the resultingtomato plant under self-pollinating or sib-pollinating conditions andharvesting the resulting seeds using techniques familiar to one of skillin the art.

C. Evaluation of Varieties EX01419137 and CHD 14-2080

As described above, variety EX01419137 exhibits desirable agronomictraits, including its broad adaptability in humid climates from Floridato Wisconsin, with a desired set of grape shaped fruit with excellentflavor, quality and brix, and resistance to Alternaria alternata f. sp.lycopersici, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1, andStemphylium solani. These and other performance characteristics of thevariety were the subject of an objective analysis of the performancetraits of the variety relative to other varieties. The results of theanalysis are presented below.

TABLE 2 Performance Characteristics For Variety EX01419137 Plant TotalTACitric % Height Fr. Wt. Solids Brix Citric Acid Variety (cm) (grams) %% pH Equiv (Anh) NC1C 150 16.53 5.90 5.16 4.12 0.464 Santa 160 6.45 7.076.26 4.06 0.500 CHD 14-2080 120 6.48 7.00 6.22 4.06 0.554 CHI 14-2079180 7.63 7.30 6.48 4.14 0.504 EX01419137 160 6.55 7.22 6.35 4.14 0.507

As shown above, variety EX01419137 exhibits superior characteristicswhen compared to competing varieties. An analysis was also carried outof the parents of the variety, as set forth below.

TABLE 3 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of TomatoVariety CHD 14-2080 Observation trial planted in: Field Observationtrial planting type: Transplant Dates of seeding/transplanting: Aug. 14,2007 Observation trial planting type: Staked Seedling: anthocyanin inhypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling absent Seedling: habit of 3-4 week oldseedling normal Mature plant: height 120 cm Mature plant: growth typedeterminate Only determinate growth type varieties: Plant: number ofmany inflorescences on main stem (side shoots to be removed) Matureplant: form compact Mature plant: size of canopy (compared to others ofsimilar type) small Mature plant: habit Semi-erect Stem: anthocyanincoloration of upper third Absent or very weak Stem: branching profuseStem: branching at cotyledon or first leafy node absent Stem: number ofnodes between first inflorescence 1 to 4 Stem: number of nodes betweenearly (1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd) 1 to 4 inflorescences Stem: number ofnodes between later developing inflorescences 1 to 4 Stem: pubescence onyounger stems Moderately hairy Leaf: type (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) Potato (Trip-L-Crop) Leaf: morphology (mature leafbeneath the 3rd inflorescence) 5 Leaf: margins of major leaflets (matureleaf beneath the 3rd Nearly entire inflorescence) Leaf: marginal rollingor wiltiness (mature leaf beneath the 3rd slight inflorescence) Leaf:onset of leaflet rolling (mature leaf beneath the 3rd Late seasoninflorescence) Leaf: surface of major leaflets (mature leaf beneath the3rd smooth inflorescence) Leaf: pubescence (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) Smooth (no long hairs) Leaf: attitude (in middle third ofplant) Semi-drooping Leaf: length Medium (Lorena) Leaf: width mediumLeaf: division of blade pinnate (Mikado, Pilot, Red Jacket) Leaf: sizeof leaflets (in middle of leaf) Small (Tiny Tim) Leaf: intensity ofgreen color Medium (Lucy) Leaf: glossiness (as for 6) Weak (Daniela)Leaf: blistering (as for 6) Weak (Daniela) Leaf: size of blisters (asfor 6) Small (Husky Cherrie Red) Leaf: attitude of petiole of leaflet inrelation to main axis (as for 6) Horizontal (Sonatine) Inflorescence:type (2nd and 3rd truss) Mainly miltiparous (Marmande VR) Inflorescence:type (make observations on the 3rd inflorescence) Compound (muchbranched) Inflorescence: average number of flowers in inflorescence 30(make observations on the 3rd inflorescence) Inflorescence: leafy or“running” inflorescence frequent (observations made on the 3rdinflorescence) Flower: calyx Normal (lobes awl shaped) Flower:calyx-lobes Shorter than corolla Flower: corolla color yellow Flower:style pubescence Absent or very scarce (Campbell 1327) Flower: anthersAll fused into tube Flower: fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rdinflorescence) Absent (Monalbo, Moneymaker) Flower: color Yellow(Marmande VR) Fruit: typical shape in longitudinal section Heart-shaped(3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape of transverse/crosssection Round (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape of stem end(3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) flat Fruit: shape of blossom end (3rdfruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Pointed/tapered Fruit: size of blossom scarVery small Fruit: shape of pistil scar (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster)dot Fruit: peduncle: abscission layer (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster)Present (pedicellate) Only for varieties with abscission layers:Peduncle: length (from medium abscission layer to calyx) Fruit: ribbingat peduncle end Absent or very weak Fruit: depression at peduncle endAbsent or very weak Fruit: size of stem/peduncle scar Very small Fruit:point of detachment of fruit at harvest At calyx attachment (3rd fruitof 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: length of pedicel (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 10 mm Fruit: length of mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 27 mm Fruit: diameter of fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 15 mm Fruit: weight of mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 6 grams Fruit: size Very small Fruit: ratio length/diameterlarge Fruit: core coreless Fruit: size of core in cross section (inrelation to total diameter) Very small Fruit: number of locules Only 2Fruit: surface smooth Fruit: base color (mature-green stage) Light-greenFruit: pattern (mature-green stage) Green-shouldered Fruit: greenshoulder (before maturity) present Fruit: shoulder color if differentfrom base Dark green Fruit: extent of green shoulder (as for 34) mediumFruit: intensity of green color of shoulder (as for 34) medium Fruit:intensity of green color of fruit (as for 34) light Fruit: color atmaturity (full-ripe) red Fruit: color of flesh at maturity (full-ripe)Red/crimson Fruit: flesh color uniform Fruit: locular gel color oftable-ripe fruit red Fruit: firmness firm Fruit: shelf life medium Timeof flowering early Time of maturity early Fruit: ripening uniform Fruit:ripening uniformity Fruit: epidermis color yellow Fruit: epidermisnormal Fruit: epidermis texture tender Fruit: thickness of pericarp thinFruit: dry matter content (at maturity) low Tomato Yellow Leaf CurlVirus absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 0 absent Tomato mosaic virus -Strain 1 absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 2 absent Tomato mosaicvirus - Strain 1-2 absent Ralstonia solanacearum - Race 1 absentFusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici - Race 0 absent Fusarium wilt,Race 1 (F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) Highly resistant/presentFusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici absent Gray leaf spot(Stemphylium spp.) Highly resistant/present Cladosporium fulvum - Race 0absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group A absent Cladosporium fulvum - GroupB absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group C absent Cladosporium fulvum -Group D absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group E absent Leveillula tauricaabsent Oidium lycopersicum absent Verticillium dahliae - Race 0 absentFruiting Season short Relative maturity in areas tested earlyAdaptation: culture Field Adaptation: principle use Fresh MarketAdaptation: machine harvest Not adapted Adaptation: regions to whichadaptation has been demonstrated Florida, Southeast, Mid (if more thanone category applies, list all in rank order) Atlantic, Northeast *Theseare typical values. Values may vary due to environment. Other valuesthat are substantially equivalent are also within the scope of theinvention.

D. Development of Tomato Variety CHI 14-2079

The tomato inbred variety CHI 14-2079 was developed by pedigreeselection from ‘Santa’ a hybrid cultivar. The breeding objective was todevelop an elongated cherry tomato inbred variety with good taste,uniform size and good combining ability to be used in the development ofhybrid cultivars for the grape tomato category. An F2 population of 200plants was transplanted and twenty-two plants were selected and F3 seedwas harvested in December 1999. The F3 generation was transplanted andfrom F2 selection #13 three plants were selected and F4 seed washarvested. The F4 generation was transplanted and four plants wereharvested and advanced to the F5 generation from F2:13-3. The F5generation was transplanted in February 2001 and five plants wereharvested and advanced to the F6 generation from F2:13-3-4. The F6generation was transplanted and three plants were harvested and advancedto the F7 generation from F2:13-3-4-2-3. Uniformity of F2:13-3-4-2-3 andsubsequent generations was observed.

The F8 generation was transplanted, six plants were harvested andadvanced to the F9 generation from F2:13-3-4-2-3-2. The F9 generationwas transplanted and F2:13-3-4-2-3-2-1 chosen as the best performingselection, and named CHI 14-2079. F2:13-3-4-2-3-2-1 was subsequentlygrown out twice in one year and once in a subsequent year and was ratedstable and uniform each time. The main selection criteria were plantvigor, hot-set ability, and disease resistances. The variety is uniformand stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with othertomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur withincommercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during thecourse of repeated multiplication. However, no variants were observedduring the years in which the variety was observed to be uniform andstable.

TABLE 4 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of TomatoVariety CHI 14-2079 Observation trial planted in: Field Observationtrial planting type: Transplant Dates of seeding/transplanting Aug. 14,2007 Observation trial planting type: Staked Seedling: anthocyanin inhypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling absent Seedling: habit of 3-4 week oldseedling normal Mature plant: height 180 cm Mature plant: growth typeindeterminate Mature plant: form normal Mature plant: size of canopy(compared to others of similar type) medium Mature plant: habitSemi-erect Stem: anthocyanin coloration of upper third Absent or veryweak Only indeterminate growth type varieties: Stem: length of internodemedium (between 1st and 4th inflorescence) Stem: branching intermediateStem: branching at cotyledon or first leafy node absent Stem: number ofnodes between first inflorescence 1 to 4 Stem: number of nodes betweenearly (1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd) 1 to 4 inflorescences Stem: number ofnodes between later developing inflorescences 1 to 4 Stem: pubescence onyounger stems Sparsely hairy Leaf: type (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) Potato (Trip-L- Crop) Leaf: morphology (mature leafbeneath the 3rd inflorescence) 5 Leaf: margins of major leaflets (matureleaf beneath the 3rd Shallowly toothed inflorescence) or scalloped Leaf:marginal rolling or wiltiness (mature leaf beneath the 3rd slightinflorescence) Leaf: onset of leaflet rolling (mature leaf beneath the3rd Late season inflorescence) Leaf: surface of major leaflets (matureleaf beneath the 3rd Rugose inflorescence) Leaf: pubescence (mature leafbeneath the 3rd inflorescence) Smooth (no long hairs) Leaf: attitude (inmiddle third of plant) Semi-drooping Leaf: length Medium (Lorena) Leaf:width medium Leaf: division of blade pinnate (Mikado, Pilot, Red Jacket)Leaf: size of leaflets (in middle of leaf) Small (Tiny Tim) Leaf:intensity of green color Medium (Lucy) Leaf: glossiness (as for 6) Weak(Daniela) Leaf: blistering (as for 6) Weak (Daniela) Leaf: size ofblisters (as for 6) Small (Husky Cherrie Red) Leaf: attitude of petioleof leaflet in relation to main axis (as for 6) Semi-erect Inflorescence:type (2nd and 3rd truss) Mainly miltiparous (Marmande VR) Inflorescence:type (observations made on the 3rd inflorescence) Compound (muchbranched) Inflorescence: average number of flowers in inflorescence 36(make observations on the 3rd inflorescence) Inflorescence: leafy or“running” inflorescence absent (make observations on the 3rdinflorescence) Flower: calyx Normal (lobes awl shaped) Flower:calyx-lobes Shorter than corolla Flower: corolla color yellow Flower:style pubescence Absent or very scarce (Campbell 1327) Flower: anthersAll fused into tube Flower: fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rdinflorescence) Absent (Monalbo, Moneymaker) Flower: color Yellow(Marmande VR) Fruit: typical shape in longitudinal section Heart-shaped(3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape of transverse/crosssection Round (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape of stem end(3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) flat Fruit: shape of blossom end (3rdfruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Pointed/tapered Fruit: size of blossom scarVery small Fruit: shape of pistil scar (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster)dot Fruit: peduncle: abscission layer (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster)Present (pedicellate) Only for varieties with abscission layers:Peduncle: length (from medium abscission layer to calyx) Fruit: ribbingat peduncle end Absent or very weak Fruit: depression at peduncle endAbsent or very weak Fruit: size of stem/peduncle scar Very small Fruit:point of detachment of fruit at harvest At calyx attachment (3rd fruitof 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: length of pedicel (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 10 mm Fruit: length of mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 30 mm Fruit: diameter of fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 18 mm Fruit: weight of mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rdcluster) 7 grams Fruit: size Very small Fruit: ratio length/diameterlarge Fruit: core coreless Fruit: size of core in cross section (inrelation to total diameter) Very small Fruit: number of locules Only 2Fruit: surface smooth Fruit: base color (mature-green stage) Light-greenFruit: pattern (mature-green stage) Green-shouldered Fruit: greenshoulder (before maturity) present Fruit: shoulder color if differentfrom base Dark green Fruit: extent of green shoulder (as for 34) mediumFruit: intensity of green color of shoulder (as for 34) medium Fruit:intensity of green color of fruit (as for 34) medium Fruit: color atmaturity (full-ripe) red Fruit: color of flesh at maturity (full-ripe)Red/crimson Fruit: flesh color uniform Fruit: locular gel color oftable-ripe fruit red Fruit: firmness firm Fruit: shelf life medium Timeof flowering medium Time of maturity medium Fruit: ripening uniformFruit: ripening uniformity Fruit: epidermis color yellow Fruit:epidermis normal Fruit: epidermis texture tender Fruit: thickness ofpericarp thin Fruit: dry matter content (at maturity) low Tomato YellowLeaf Curl Virus absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 0 absent Tomatomosaic virus - Strain 1 absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 2 absentTomato mosaic virus - Strain 1-2 absent Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici - Race 0 absent Fusarium wilt, Race 1 (F. oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici) Highly resistant/present Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicislycopersici absent Gray leaf spot (Stemphylium spp.) Highlyresistant/present Cladosporium fulvum - Race 0 absent Cladosporiumfulvum - Group A absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group B absentCladosporium fulvum - Group C absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group Dabsent Cladosporium fulvum - Group E absent Leveillula taurica absentOidium lycopersicum absent Verticillium dahliae - Race 0 absent FruitingSeason long Relative maturity in areas tested medium Adaptation: cultureField Adaptation: principle use Fresh Market Adaptation: machine harvestNot adapted Adaptation: regions to which adaptation has Florida,Southeast, Mid Atlantic, Northeast been demonstrated (if more than onecategory applies, list all in rank order) *These are typical values.Values may vary due to environment. Other values that are substantiallyequivalent are also within the scope of the invention

The performance characteristics for tomato variety EX01419137, which aredescribed in Table 2 above, lists tomato variety NC1C which is the mostsimilar variety of cherry tomato “grape”. The physiological andmorphological characteristics of NC1C are as follows:

TABLE 5 Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of TomatoVariety NC1C Observation trial planted in: Field Observation trialplanting type: Transplant Dates of seeding/transplanting Aug. 14, 2007Observation trial planting type: Staked Seedling: anthocyanin inhypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling absent Seedling: habit of 3-4 week oldseedling normal Mature plant: height 150 cm Mature plant: growth typeindeterminate Mature plant: form normal Mature plant: size of canopy(compared to others of similar type) medium Mature plant: habitSemi-erect Stem: anthocyanin coloration of upper third Absent or veryweak Only indeterminate growth type varieties: Stem: length of internodeshort (between 1st and 4th inflorescence) Stem: branching intermediateStem: branching at cotyledon or first leafy node absent Stem: number ofnodes between first inflorescence 1 to 4 Stem: number of nodes betweenearly (1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd) 1 to 4 inflorescences Stem: number ofnodes between later developing inflorescences 1 to 4 Stem: pubescence onyounger stems moderately hairy Leaf: type (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) Tomato Leaf: morphology (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) 3 Leaf: margins of major leaflets (mature leaf beneaththe 3rd Shallowly toothed or inflorescence) scalloped Leaf: marginalrolling or wiltiness (mature leaf beneath the 3rd slight inflorescence)Leaf: onset of leaflet rolling (mature leaf beneath the 3rd Late seasoninflorescence) Leaf: surface of major leaflets (mature leaf beneath the3rd smooth inflorescence) Leaf: pubescence (mature leaf beneath the 3rdinflorescence) smooth Leaf: attitude (in middle third of plant)Horizontal Leaf: length Medium (Lorena) Leaf: width Medium Leaf:division of blade pinnate (Mikado, Pilot, Red Jacket) Leaf: size ofleaflets (in middle of leaf) Medium (Tiny Tim) Leaf: intensity of greencolor Medium (Lucy) Leaf: glossiness (as for 6) Weak (Daniela) Leaf:blistering (as for 6) Weak (Daniela) Leaf: size of blisters (as for 6)Small (Husky Cherrie Red) Leaf: attitude of petiole of leaflet inrelation to main axis (as for 6) Horizontal Inflorescence: type (2nd and3rd truss) Intermediate Inflorescence: type (observations made on the3rd inflorescence) Simple Inflorescence: average number of flowers ininflorescence 06 (make observations on the 3rd inflorescence)Inflorescence: leafy or “running” inflorescence absent (makeobservations on the 3rd inflorescence) Flower: calyx Normal (lobes awlshaped) Flower: calyx-lobes Shorter than corolla Flower: corolla coloryellow Flower: style pubescence Absent or very scarce (Campbell 1327)Flower: anthers All fused into tube Flower: fasciation (1st flower of2nd or 3rd inflorescence) Absent (Monalbo, Moneymaker) Flower: colorYellow (Marmande VR) Fruit: typical shape in longitudinal sectionCircular (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit: shape oftransverse/cross section Round (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit:shape of stem end (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) flat Fruit: shape ofblossom end (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) flat Fruit: size ofblossom scar Very small Fruit: shape of pistil scar (3rd fruit of 2nd or3rd cluster) dot Fruit: peduncle: abscission layer (3rd fruit of 2nd or3rd cluster) Absent Fruit: ribbing at peduncle end Absent or very weakFruit: depression at peduncle end Absent or very weak Fruit: size ofstem/peduncle scar Very small Fruit: point of detachment of fruit atharvest At calyx attachment (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Fruit:length of pedicel (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 10 mm Fruit: lengthof mature fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 32 mm Fruit: diameterof fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 30 mm Fruit: weight of maturefruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) 16 grams Fruit: size Very smallFruit: ratio length/diameter medium Fruit: core coreless Fruit: size ofcore in cross section (in relation to total diameter) Very small Fruit:number of locules Only 2 Fruit: surface smooth Fruit: base color(mature-green stage) Light-green Fruit: pattern (mature-green stage)Uniform green Fruit: green shoulder (before maturity) absent Fruit:intensity of green color of fruit (as for 34) light Fruit: color atmaturity (full-ripe) red Fruit: color of flesh at maturity (full-ripe)Red/crimson Fruit: flesh color uniform Fruit: locular gel color oftable-ripe fruit red Fruit: firmness medium Fruit: shelf life mediumTime of flowering medium Time of maturity medium Fruit: ripening uniformFruit: ripening uniformity Fruit: epidermis color yellow Fruit:epidermis normal Fruit: epidermis texture tender Fruit: thickness ofpericarp thin Fruit: dry matter content (at maturity) low Tomato YellowLeaf Curl Virus absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 0 absent Tomatomosaic virus - Strain 1 absent Tomato mosaic virus - Strain 2 absentTomato mosaic virus - Strain 1-2 absent Ralstonia solanacearum - Race 1absent Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici - Race 0 absent Fusariumwilt, Race 1 (F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) Highly resistant/presentFusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici absent Gray leaf spot(Stemphylium spp.) Highly resistant/present Cladosporium fulvum - Race 0absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group A absent Cladosporium fulvum - GroupB absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group C absent Cladosporium fulvum -Group D absent Cladosporium fulvum - Group E absent Leveillula tauricaabsent Oidium lycopersicum absent Verticillium dahliae - Race 0 absentFruiting Season long Relative maturity in areas tested mediumAdaptation: culture Field Adaptation: principle use Fresh MarketAdaptation: machine harvest Not adapted Adaptation: regions to whichadaptation has Southeast been demonstrated (if more than one categoryapplies, list all in rank order) *These are typical values. Values mayvary due to environment. Other values that are substantially equivalentare also within the scope of the invention.

E. Breeding of Tomato Plants of the Invention

One aspect of the current invention concerns methods for crossing atomato variety provided herein with itself or a second plant and theseeds and plants produced by such methods. These methods can be used forpropagation of a variety provided herein, or can be used to producehybrid tomato seeds and the plants grown therefrom. Such hybrid seedscan be produced by crossing the parent varieties of the variety.

The development of new varieties using one or more starting varieties iswell known in the art. In accordance with the invention, novel varietiesmay be created by crossing a plant of the invention followed by multiplegenerations of breeding according to such well known methods. Newvarieties may be created by crossing with any second plant. In selectingsuch a second plant to cross for the purpose of developing novelvarieties, it may be desired to choose those plants that eitherthemselves exhibit one or more selected desirable characteristics orthat exhibit the desired characteristic(s) when in hybrid combination.Once initial crosses have been made, inbreeding and selection take placeto produce new varieties. For development of a uniform variety, oftenfive or more generations of selfing and selection are involved.

Uniform varieties of new varieties may also be developed by way ofdouble-haploids. This technique allows the creation of true breedingvarieties without the need for multiple generations of selfing andselection. In this manner, true breeding varieties can be produced in aslittle as one generation. Haploid embryos may be produced frommicrospores, pollen, anther cultures, or ovary cultures. The haploidembryos may then be doubled autonomously, or by chemical treatments(e.g. colchicine treatment). Alternatively, haploid embryos may be growninto haploid plants and treated to induce chromosome doubling. In eithercase, fertile homozygous plants are obtained. In accordance with theinvention, any of such techniques may be used in connection with a plantof the invention and progeny thereof to achieve a homozygous variety.

Backcrossing can also be used to improve an inbred plant. Backcrossingtransfers one or more heritable traits from one inbred or non-inbredsource to an inbred that lacks those traits. The exact backcrossingprotocol will depend on the characteristic(s) or trait(s) being alteredto determine an appropriate testing protocol. When the term varietyEX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 or variety CHD 14-2080 is used in thecontext of the present invention, this also includes plants modified toinclude at least a first desired heritable trait.

This can be accomplished, for example, by first crossing a superiorinbred (recurrent parent) to a donor inbred (non-recurrent parent),which carries the appropriate genetic information (e.g., an allele) atthe locus or loci relevant to the trait in question. The progeny of thiscross are then mated back to the recurrent parent followed by selectionin the resultant progeny (first backcross generation, or BC1) for thedesired trait to be transferred from the non-recurrent parent. Afterfive or more backcross generations with selection for the desired trait,the progeny are heterozygous at loci controlling the characteristicbeing transferred, but are like the superior parent for most or almostall other loci. The last backcross generation would be selfed to givepure breeding progeny for the trait being transferred.

The parental tomato plant which contributes the desired characteristicor characteristics is termed the non-recurrent parent because it can beused one time in the backcross protocol and therefore need not recur.The parental tomato plant to which the locus or loci from thenon-recurrent parent are transferred is known as the recurrent parent asit is used for several rounds in the backcrossing protocol.

Many single locus traits have been identified that are not regularlyselected for in the development of a new inbred but that can be improvedby backcrossing techniques. Single locus traits may or may not betransgenic; examples of these traits include, but are not limited to,male sterility, herbicide resistance, resistance to bacterial, fungal,or viral disease, insect resistance, restoration of male fertility,modified fatty acid or carbohydrate metabolism, and enhanced nutritionalquality. These comprise genes generally inherited through the nucleus.

Direct selection or screening may be applied where the single locus(e.g. allele) acts in a dominant fashion. For example, when selectingfor a dominant allele providing resistance to a bacterial disease, theprogeny of the initial cross can be inoculated with bacteria prior tothe backcrossing. The inoculation then eliminates those plants which donot have the resistance, and only those plants which have the resistanceallele are used in the subsequent backcross. This process is thenrepeated for all additional backcross generations.

Although backcrossing methods are simplified when the characteristicbeing transferred is a dominant allele, recessive, co-dominant andquantitative alleles may also be transferred. In this instance, it maybe necessary to introduce a test of the progeny to determine if thedesired locus has been successfully transferred. In the case where thenon-recurrent variety was not homozygous, the F1 progeny would not beequivalent. F1 plants having the desired genotype at the locus ofinterest could be phenotypically selected if the corresponding trait wasphenotypically detectable in a heterozygous or hemizygous state. In thecase where a recessive allele is to be transferred and the correspondingtrait is not phenotypically detectable in the heterozygous of hemizygousstate, the resultant progeny can be selfed, or crossed back to the donorto create a segregating population for selection purposes.Non-phenotypic tests may also be employed. Selected progeny from thesegregating population can then be crossed to the recurrent parent tomake the first backcross generation (BC1).

Molecular markers may also be used to aid in the identification of theplants containing both a desired trait and having recovered a highpercentage of the recurrent parent's genetic complement. Selection oftomato plants for breeding is not necessarily dependent on the phenotypeof a plant and instead can be based on genetic investigations. Forexample, one can utilize a suitable genetic marker which is closelygenetically linked to a trait of interest. One of these markers can beused to identify the presence or absence of a trait in the offspring ofa particular cross, and can be used in selection of progeny forcontinued breeding. This technique is commonly referred to as markerassisted selection. Any other type of genetic marker or other assay thatis able to identify the relative presence or absence of a trait ofinterest in a plant can also be useful for breeding purposes. Proceduresfor marker assisted selection applicable to the breeding of tomato arewell known in the art. Such methods will be of particular utility in thecase of recessive traits and variable phenotypes, or where conventionalassays may be more expensive, time consuming or otherwisedisadvantageous. Types of genetic markers which could be used inaccordance with the invention include, but are not necessarily limitedto, Simple Sequence Length Polymorphisms (SSLPs) (Williams et al.,1990), Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR), Randomly Amplified PolymorphicDNAs (RAPDs), DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF), SequenceCharacterized Amplified Regions (SCARs), Arbitrary Primed PolymeraseChain Reaction (AP-PCR), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs)(EP 534 858, specifically incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety), and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) (Wang et al.,1998).

Tomato varieties can also be developed from more than two parents. Thetechnique, known as modified backcrossing, uses different recurrentparents during the backcrossing. Modified backcrossing may be used toreplace the original recurrent parent with a variety having certain moredesirable characteristics or multiple parents may be used to obtaindifferent desirable characteristics from each.

Tomatoes are grown for use as rootstocks or scions. Typically, differenttypes of tomatoes are grafted to enhance disease resistance, which isusually conferred by the rootstock, while retaining the horticulturalqualities usually conferred by the scion. It is not uncommon forgrafting to occur between Solanum lycopersicum varieties and relatedSolanum species. Methods of grafting and vegetative propagation arewell-known in the art.

The varieties and varieties of the present invention are particularlywell suited for the development of new varieties or varieties based onthe elite nature of the genetic background of the variety. In selectinga second plant to cross with EX01419137, variety CHI 14-2079 or varietyCHD 14-2080 for the purpose of developing novel tomato varieties, itwill typically be preferred to choose those plants that eitherthemselves exhibit one or more selected desirable characteristics orthat exhibit the desired characteristic(s) when in hybrid combination.Examples of desirable characteristics may include, but are not limitedto herbicide tolerance, pathogen resistance (e.g., insect resistance,nematode resistance, resistance to bacterial, fungal, and viraldisease), male fertility, improved harvest characteristics, enhancednutritional quality, increased antioxidant content, improved processingcharacteristics, high yield, improved characteristics related to thefruit flavor, texture, size, shape, durability, shelf life, and yield,improved vine habit, increased soluble solids content, uniform ripening,delayed or early ripening, reduced blossom end scar size, seedlingvigor, adaptability for soil conditions, and adaptability for climateconditions. Qualities that may be desirable in a processing tomato arenot necessarily those that would be desirable in a fresh market tomato;thus, the selection process for desirable traits for each specific enduse may be different. For example, certain features, such as solidscontent, and firm fruit to facilitate mechanical harvesting are moredesirable in the development of processing tomatoes; whereas, externalfeatures such as intensity and uniformity of fruit color, unblemishedfruit, and uniform fruit size are typically more important to thedevelopment of a fresh market product that will have greater retailer orconsumer appeal. Of course, certain traits, such as disease and pestresistance, high yield, and concentrated fruit set are of interest inany type of tomato variety or variety.

F. Plants of the Invention Derived by Genetic Engineering

Many useful traits that can be introduced by backcrossing, as well asdirectly into a plant, are those that are introduced by genetictransformation techniques. Genetic transformation may therefore be usedto insert a selected transgene into the tomato variety of the inventionor may, alternatively, be used for the preparation of varietiescontaining transgenes that can be subsequently transferred to thevariety of interest by crossing. Methods for the transformation ofplants, including tomato, are well known to those of skill in the art.Techniques which may be employed for the genetic transformation oftomato include, but are not limited to, electroporation, microprojectilebombardment, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, pollen-mediatedtransformation, and direct DNA uptake by protoplasts.

To effect transformation by electroporation, one may employ eitherfriable tissues, such as a suspension culture of cells or embryogeniccallus or alternatively one may transform immature embryos or otherorganized tissue directly. In this technique, one would partiallydegrade the cell walls of the chosen cells by exposing them topectin-degrading enzymes (pectolyases) or mechanically wound tissues ina controlled manner.

To effect pollen-mediated transformation, one may apply pollenpretreated with DNA to the female reproduction parts of tomato plantsfor pollination. A pollen-mediated method for the transformation oftomato is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,806,399.

A particularly efficient method for delivering transforming DNA segmentsto plant cells is microprojectile bombardment. In this method, particlesare coated with nucleic acids and delivered into cells by a propellingforce. Exemplary particles include those comprised of tungsten,platinum, and preferably, gold. For the bombardment, cells in suspensionare concentrated on filters or solid culture medium. Alternatively,immature embryos or other target cells may be arranged on solid culturemedium. The cells to be bombarded are positioned at an appropriatedistance below the macroprojectile stopping plate.

An illustrative embodiment of a method for delivering DNA into plantcells by acceleration is the BIOLISTICS Particle Delivery System, whichcan be used to propel particles coated with DNA or cells through ascreen, such as a stainless steel or Nytex screen, onto a surfacecovered with target tomato cells. The screen disperses the particles sothat they are not delivered to the recipient cells in large aggregates.It is believed that a screen intervening between the projectileapparatus and the cells to be bombarded reduces the size of projectilesaggregate and may contribute to a higher frequency of transformation byreducing the damage inflicted on the recipient cells by projectiles thatare too large.

Microprojectile bombardment techniques are widely applicable, and may beused to transform virtually any plant species.

Agrobacterium-mediated transfer is another widely applicable system forintroducing gene loci into plant cells. An advantage of the technique isthat DNA can be introduced into whole plant tissues, thereby bypassingthe need for regeneration of an intact plant from a protoplast. ModernAgrobacterium transformation vectors are capable of replication in E.coli as well as Agrobacterium, allowing for convenient manipulations(Klee et al., 1985). Moreover, recent technological advances in vectorsfor Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer have improved the arrangementof genes and restriction sites in the vectors to facilitate theconstruction of vectors capable of expressing various polypeptide codinggenes. The vectors described have convenient multi-linker regionsflanked by a promoter and a polyadenylation site for direct expressionof inserted polypeptide coding genes. Additionally, Agrobacteriumcontaining both armed and disarmed Ti genes can be used fortransformation.

In those plant species where Agrobacterium-mediated transformation isefficient, it is the method of choice because of the facile and definednature of the gene locus transfer. The use of Agrobacterium-mediatedplant integrating vectors to introduce DNA into plant cells is wellknown in the art (Fraley et al., 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 5,563,055).

Transformation of plant protoplasts also can be achieved using methodsbased on calcium phosphate precipitation, polyethylene glycol treatment,electroporation, and combinations of these treatments (see, e.g.,Potrykus et al., 1985; Omirulleh et al., 1993; Fromm et al., 1986;Uchimiya et al., 1986; Marcotte et al., 1988). Transformation of plantsand expression of foreign genetic elements is exemplified in Choi et al.(1994), and Ellul et al. (2003).

A number of promoters have utility for plant gene expression for anygene of interest including but not limited to selectable markers,scoreable markers, genes for pest tolerance, disease resistance,nutritional enhancements and any other gene of agronomic interest.Examples of constitutive promoters useful for tomato plant geneexpression include, but are not limited to, the cauliflower mosaic virus(CaMV) P-35S promoter, which confers constitutive, high-level expressionin most plant tissues (see, e.g., Odel et al., 1985), including monocots(see, e.g., Dekeyser et al., 1990; Terada and Shimamoto, 1990); atandemly, partially duplicated version of the CaMV 35S promoter, theenhanced 35S promoter (P-e35S) the nopaline synthase promoter (An etal., 1988), the octopine synthase promoter (Fromm et al., 1989); and thefigwort mosaic virus (P-FMV) promoter as described in U.S. Pat. No.5,378,619 and an enhanced version of the FMV promoter (P-eFMV) where thepromoter sequence of P-FMV is duplicated in tandem, the cauliflowermosaic virus 19S promoter, a sugarcane bacilliform virus promoter, acommelina yellow mottle virus promoter, and other plant DNA viruspromoters known to express in plant cells.

A variety of plant gene promoters that are regulated in response toenvironmental, hormonal, chemical, and/or developmental signals can beused for expression of an operably linked gene in plant cells, includingpromoters regulated by (1) heat (Callis et al., 1988), (2) light (e.g.,pea rbcS-3A promoter, Kuhlemeier et al., 1989; maize rbcS promoter,Schaffner and Sheen, 1991; or chlorophyll a/b-binding protein promoter,Simpson et al., 1985), (3) hormones, such as abscisic acid (Marcotte etal., 1989), (4) wounding (e.g., wunl, Siebertz et al., 1989); or (5)chemicals such as methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, or Safener. It mayalso be advantageous to employ organ-specific promoters (e.g., Roshal etal., 1987; Schernthaner et al., 1988; Bustos et al., 1989).

Exemplary nucleic acids which may be introduced to the tomato varietiesof this invention include, for example, DNA sequences or genes fromanother species, or even genes or sequences which originate with or arepresent in the same species, but are incorporated into recipient cellsby genetic engineering methods rather than classical reproduction orbreeding techniques. However, the term “exogenous” is also intended torefer to genes that are not normally present in the cell beingtransformed, or perhaps simply not present in the form, structure, etc.,as found in the transforming DNA segment or gene, or genes which arenormally present and that one desires to express in a manner thatdiffers from the natural expression pattern, e.g., to over-express.Thus, the term “exogenous” gene or DNA is intended to refer to any geneor DNA segment that is introduced into a recipient cell, regardless ofwhether a similar gene may already be present in such a cell. The typeof DNA included in the exogenous DNA can include DNA which is alreadypresent in the plant cell, DNA from another plant, DNA from a differentorganism, or a DNA generated externally, such as a DNA sequencecontaining an antisense message of a gene, or a DNA sequence encoding asynthetic or modified version of a gene.

Many hundreds if not thousands of different genes are known and couldpotentially be introduced into a tomato plant according to theinvention. Non-limiting examples of particular genes and correspondingphenotypes one may choose to introduce into a tomato plant include oneor more genes for insect tolerance, such as a Bacillus thuringiensis(B.t.) gene, pest tolerance such as genes for fungal disease control,herbicide tolerance such as genes conferring glyphosate tolerance, andgenes for quality improvements such as yield, nutritional enhancements,environmental or stress tolerances, or any desirable changes in plantphysiology, growth, development, morphology or plant product(s). Forexample, structural genes would include any gene that confers insecttolerance including but not limited to a Bacillus insect control proteingene as described in WO 99/31248, herein incorporated by reference inits entirety, U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,052, herein incorporated by referencein its entirety, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,500,365 and 5,880,275, hereinincorporated by reference it their entirety. In another embodiment, thestructural gene can confer tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate asconferred by genes including, but not limited to Agrobacterium strainCP4 glyphosate resistant EPSPS gene (aroA:CP4) as described in U.S. Pat.No. 5,633,435, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, orglyphosate oxidoreductase gene (GOX) as described in U.S. Pat. No.5,463,175, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Alternatively, the DNA coding sequences can affect these phenotypes byencoding a non-translatable RNA molecule that causes the targetedinhibition of expression of an endogenous gene, for example viaantisense- or cosuppression-mediated mechanisms (see, for example, Birdet al., 1991). The RNA could also be a catalytic RNA molecule (e.g., aribozyme) engineered to cleave a desired endogenous mRNA product (seefor example, Gibson and Shillito, 1997). Thus, any gene which produces aprotein or mRNA which expresses a phenotype or morphology change ofinterest is useful for the practice of the present invention.

G. Definitions

In the description and tables herein, a number of terms are used. Inorder to provide a clear and consistent understanding of thespecification and claims, the following definitions are provided:

Alleles: Alternate forms of a single gene.

Backcrossing: A process in which a breeder repeatedly crosses hybridprogeny, for example a first generation hybrid (F₁), back to one of theparents of the hybrid progeny. Backcrossing can be used to transfergenetic information (e.g., an allele) from one genetic background intoanother.

Crossing: The mating of two parent plants.

Cross-pollination: Fertilization by the union of two gametes fromdifferent plants.

Diploid: A cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes.

Emasculate: The removal of plant male sex organs or the inactivation ofthe organs with a cytoplasmic or nuclear genetic factor conferring malesterility or a chemical agent.

Enzymes: Molecules which can act as catalysts in biological reactions.

F₁ Hybrid: The first generation progeny of the cross of two nonisogenicplants.

Genotype: The genetic constitution of a cell or organism.

Haploid: A cell or organism having one set of the two sets ofchromosomes in a diploid.

Linkage: A phenomenon wherein alleles on the same chromosome tend tosegregate together more often than expected by chance if theirtransmission was independent.

Locus: A designated location on a chromosome.

Marker: A readily detectable phenotype, preferably inherited incodominant fashion (both alleles at a locus in a diploid heterozygoteare readily detectable), with no environmental variance component, i.e.,a heritability of 1.

Polyploid: A cell or organism of containing three or more complete setsof chromosomes.

Phenotype: The detectable characteristics of a cell or organism, whichcharacteristics are the manifestation of gene expression.

Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL): Quantitative trait loci (QTL) refer togenetic loci that control to some degree numerically representabletraits whose phenotypes are usually continuously distributed.

Regeneration: The development of a plant from tissue culture.

Resistance: As used herein, the terms “resistance” and “tolerance” areused interchangeably to describe plants that show no symptoms to aspecified biotic pest, pathogen, abiotic influence or environmentalcondition. These terms are also used to describe plants showing somesymptoms but that are still able to produce marketable product with anacceptable yield. Some plants that are referred to as resistant ortolerant are only so in the sense that they may still produce a crop,even though the plants are stunted and the yield is reduced.

Self-pollination: The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigmaof the same plant.

Single Locus Converted (Conversion) Plant: A plant, often developedthrough the backcrossing technique, having essentially all of thedesired morphological and physiological characteristics of givenvariety, expect that at one locus it contains the genetic material(e.g., an allele) from a different variety. Genetic transformation mayalso be used to develop single locus converted plants.

Substantially Equivalent: A characteristic that, when compared, does notshow a statistically significant difference (e.g., p=0.05) from themean.

Tetraploid: A cell or organism having four sets of chromosomes.

Tissue Culture: A composition comprising isolated cells of the same or adifferent type or a collection of such cells organized into parts of aplant.

Transgene: A genetic locus comprising a sequence which has beenintroduced into the genome of a tomato plant by transformation.

Triploid: A cell or organism having three sets of chromosomes.

H. Deposit Information

A deposit of tomato varieties EX 014194137, CHI 14-2079 and CHD 14-2080,disclosed above and recited in the claims, was made with the AmericanType Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, Va.20110-2209. The date of deposit for these three varieties is Aug. 27,2010. The accession numbers for those deposited seeds are ATCC AccessionNo. PTA-11269, ATCC Accession No. PTA-11271, and ATCC Accession No.PTA-11270, respectively. Upon issuance of a patent, all restrictionsupon the deposits will be removed, and the deposits are intended to meetall of the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.801-1.809. The deposits will bemaintained in the depository for a period of 30 years, or 5 years afterthe last request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever islonger, and will be replaced if necessary during that period.

Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail byway of illustration and example for purposes of clarity andunderstanding, it will be obvious that certain changes and modificationsmay be practiced within the scope of the invention, as limited only bythe scope of the appended claims.

All references cited herein are hereby expressly incorporated herein byreference.

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The following references, to the extent that they provide exemplaryprocedural or other details supplementary to those set forth herein, arespecifically incorporated herein by reference:

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What is claimed is:
 1. A tomato plant comprising at least a first set ofthe chromosomes of tomato variety CHD 14-2080, a sample of seed of saidvariety having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11270. 2.A seed comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of tomatovariety CHD 14-2080, a sample of seed of said variety having beendeposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11270.
 3. The plant of claim1, which is inbred.
 4. The plant of claim 1, which is hybrid.
 5. Theseed of claim 2, wherein the seed produces an inbred plant of varietyCHD 14-2080.
 6. A plant part of the plant of claim
 1. 7. The plant partof claim 6, further defined as a leaf, an ovule, pollen, a fruit, or acell.
 8. A tomato plant, or a part thereof, having all the physiologicaland morphological characteristics of the tomato plant of claim
 3. 9. Atissue culture of regenerable cells of the plant of claim
 1. 10. Thetissue culture according to claim 9, comprising cells or protoplastsfrom a plant part selected from the group consisting of embryos,meristems, cotyledons, pollen, leaves, anthers, roots, root tips,pistil, flower, seed and stalks.
 11. A tomato plant regenerated from thetissue culture of claim
 10. 12. A method of vegetatively propagating theplant of claim 1 comprising the steps of: (a) collecting tissue capableof being propagated from the plant according to claim 1; (b) cultivatingsaid tissue to obtain proliferated shoots; and (c) rooting saidproliferated shoots to obtain rooted plantlets.
 13. The method of claim12, further comprising growing plants from said rooted plantlets.
 14. Amethod of introducing a desired trait into a tomato variety comprising:(a) crossing a plant of variety CHD 14-2080, a sample of seed of saidvariety having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11270,with a second tomato plant that comprises a desired trait to produce F1progeny; (b) selecting an F1 progeny that comprises the desired trait;(c) crossing the selected F1 progeny with a plant of variety CHD 14-2080to produce backcross progeny; (d) selecting backcross progeny comprisingthe desired trait and the physiological and morphological characteristicof tomato variety CHD 14-2080; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) threeor more times in succession to produce selected fourth or higherbackcross progeny that comprises the desired trait.
 15. A tomato plantproduced by the method of claim
 14. 16. A method of producing a plantcomprising an added desired trait, the method comprising introducing atransgene conferring the desired trait into a plant of tomato varietyCHD 14-2080, a sample of seed of said variety having been depositedunder ATCC Accession Number PTA-11270.
 17. A method of determining thegenotype of the plant of claim 1 comprising obtaining a sample ofnucleic acids from said plant and detecting in said nucleic acids aplurality of polymorphisms, thereby determining the genotype of theplant.
 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step ofstoring the results of detecting the plurality of polymorphisms on acomputer readable medium.
 19. A method for producing a seed of a varietyderived from variety CHD 14-2080 comprising the steps of: (a) crossing atomato plant of variety CHD 14-2080 with a second tomato plant, a sampleof seed of said variety having been deposited under ATCC AccessionNumber PTA-11270; and (b) allowing seed of a variety CHD 14-2080-derivedtomato plant to form.
 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising thesteps of: (c) crossing a plant grown from said variety CHD14-2080-derived tomato seed with itself or a second tomato plant toyield additional variety CHD 14-2080-derived tomato seed; (d) growingsaid additional variety CHD 14-2080-derived tomato seed of step (c) toyield additional variety CHD 14-2080-derived tomato plants; and (e)repeating the crossing and growing steps of (c) and (d) to generatefurther variety CHD 14-2080-derived tomato plants.
 21. The method ofclaim 19, wherein the second tomato plant is of an inbred tomatovariety.
 22. A method of producing a tomato fruit comprising: (a)obtaining the plant according to claim 1, wherein the plant has beencultivated to maturity; and (b) collecting a tomato from the plant. 23.A tomato plant produced by the method of claim
 16. 24. A seed thatproduces the plant of claim
 15. 25. A seed that produces the plant ofclaim 23.